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Chapter 10

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           Anxioustoseparateherselffromthemasfarasshecould,shesoonafterwardstookpossessionofanarrowfootpath,alittleraisedononesideofthelane,leavingthemtogetherinthemainroad.ButshehadnotbeentheretwominuteswhenshefoundthatHarriet’shabitsofdependenceandimitationwerebringingheruptoo,andthat,inshort,theywouldbothbesoonafterher.Thiswouldnotdo;sheimmediatelystopped,underpretenceofhavingsomealterationtomakeinthelacingofherhalf-boot,andstoopingdownincompleteoccupationofthefootpath,beggedthemtohavethegoodnesstowalkon,andshewouldfollowinhalfaminute.Theydidastheyweredesired;andbythetimeshejudgeditreasonabletohavedonewithherboot,shehadthecomfortoffartherdelayinherpower,beingovertakenbyachildfromthecottage,settingout,accordingtoorders,withherpitcher,tofetchbrothfromHartfield.Towalkbythesideofthischild,andtalktoandquestionher,wasthemostnaturalthingintheworld,orwouldhavebeenthemostnatural,hadshebeenactingjustthenwithoutdesign;andbythismeanstheotherswerestillabletokeepahead,withoutanyobligationofwaitingforher.Shegainedonthem,however,involuntarily:thechild’spacewasquick,andtheirsratherslow;andshewasthemoreconcernedatit,fromtheirbeingevidentlyinaconversationwhichinterestedthem.Mr.

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